You don't have to spend a lot of money to buy luxury wooden furniture. It is possible to make such a product on your own if you look at the drawings, select lumber and have some free time.
Advantages of wooden furniture for relaxation
Wooden furniture is relevant at all times. It is different:
aesthetics;- naturalness;
- long service life;
- resistance to negative factors.
Wooden products attract people with their texture and interesting texture . Wood is easy to work with. It can be easily processed with both hand and power tools. If you have experience in carpentry, original and exclusive models are created.
In addition to the above advantages, it is worth adding that the tree can withstand heavy loads of up to 300 kg. This material does not require careful maintenance.
Reference: with proper finishing, it is enough to wipe the product once a week with a damp cloth and hide it from rain and frost.
Solid wood chair
Making any furniture from solid wood at home will require a lot of time and effort from the craftsman, as well as the availability of special tools and equipment. In fact, the array can be used by beginners in their work, but the same chairs without the use of finishing techniques will look, to put it mildly, boring. But if you decorate the products with various cuts and use wood carving skills, you can achieve a good look.
To fasten parts made from solid wood, one of two main methods is used.
Bonding - gluing elements together with edges pre-processed on a jointer. This option is the simplest. To connect two parts, you need to form a ridge on one of them, and a groove on the other. As an option, two grooves are made into which the strip is inserted. The second method is docking. Wood glue and wooden dowels are used.
Choosing a wood species
The choice of wood when making furniture plays an important role. Each tree can be processed differently and has different textures and technical qualities. The following types of wood are suitable for this:
Oak. An oak chair will delight users with its high strength, wear resistance, and durability. It will harmoniously fit into a classic interior and will look noble and elegant in it .
A rich variety of wood colors allows you to choose an option for any interior.- Beech.
Beech furniture goes well with classic motifs. Due to the elasticity of the material, the product is given curved and complex shapes. Beech is easy to process. It sticks well and dries quickly. Its positive qualities include: wear resistance, strength, beautiful texture on cuts, the ability to maintain natural color even after varnishing. - Nut. This breed is distinguished by an abundance of shades from red-brown, light, greenish-gray to yellowish-gray. Black walnut, used in the manufacture of exclusive and expensive furniture, is considered the most valuable . Thanks to the solid texture, complex openwork carvings are made on the array. During the work process, no chips are formed on the wood.
Budget options include products made from:
Pines. This tree has good qualities and an affordable price. The material copes well with sudden temperature changes. Therefore it is suitable for making garden furniture.- Birches. Lumber lends itself well to processing, which allows you to create real masterpieces in the furniture industry. The chair can be decorated with decorative carvings, reliefs and ornaments.
- Alders.
It is easy to carve, dries quickly, polishes well and practically does not warp. But when used in the fresh air, the wood acquires a dark shade . Therefore, it is better to paint it with paint. - Ash. This material bends well, practically does not crack when dried, and when bleached it acquires the original shade of gray hair. But ash is poorly polished and is quickly damaged by wormholes . When making furniture items from ash, the wood must be treated with antiseptics.
Tip : to make a durable piece of furniture, it is recommended not to skimp on consumables.
Simple chair for the garden
Having decided to make a chair for the dacha with your own hands from wood, having selected the drawings, you should not immediately take on complex projects. The first pancake is often lumpy, and to get the hang of it, you can try to implement the simplest options.
The simplest chair for a summer house consists of curved sides, bases, drawers and slats for the seat. Moreover, the only difficulty lies in cutting out the sidewalls. For production, plywood and wooden planks are used.
The sequence of actions is as follows:
- The sidewalls are cut out with a jigsaw from 30 mm thick euro plywood. Next, the parts are chamfered with an ordinary grinder or a manual milling cutter, after which the future spars are processed with emery cloth;
- the drawers (crossbars holding the sides together) are cut from the same plywood. The result should be 3 parts with dimensions 1200 x 100 mm. Sandpaper comes into play again;
- for a seat that smoothly flows into the back, you need to cut 35 identical strips 1200 mm long. The material will be timber with a section of 50 x 25 mm. The parts are chamfered and the surface is sanded with sandpaper;
- Next, you need to tie the sidewalls together with drawstrings. To do this, points are marked on one of them in three places, which are transferred to the second sidewall. Using an 8 mm drill, drill through holes at the designated points. Using a 5 mm drill, counter holes are drilled at the ends of all frames. Confirmats are used to connect elements;
- It's time to attach the bars that will form the seat. To do this, drill 2 holes on each side of all the blocks, and use self-tapping screws for fastening. To recess the fastener heads into the wood, the holes are pre-countersinked;
- All that remains is to treat the surface of the chair. To remove all cracks and dents, the wood is sanded. Next, the surfaces are treated with fine sandpaper, after which the wood is coated with a primer. The final stage is 3 thin layers of varnish.
Such a homemade chair for a summer house does not require much effort or complex measurements and calculations to make. However, the end result will be a truly chic piece of garden furniture. Experienced craftsmen can try making a more complex garden chair from bent plywood. This is where both experience working with wood and a truly creative approach to the process will come in handy.
Drawing with dimensions
You can make a drawing of a future piece of furniture in different ways:
- find a suitable option on the Internet and modify it in your own way, using suitable dimensions;
- draw your own invented version by hand with all the calculations and dimensions;
- use a special computer program.
Before drawing up a drawing, it is necessary to decide in advance on the design, dimensions, location and materials of manufacture of the future chair.
Help : the seat and back of the product can be completely wooden or covered with fabric.
Application of pallets
To make some chairs, there is no need to look for drawings or practice wood processing. It is enough to take wooden products as a basis, which almost no one pays attention to. One of them is a pallet, or pallet, a rigid wooden container for transporting goods. A chair made from pallets will really look unusual and creative. Another advantage of using this product is the high quality and strength of the wood from which it is made.
The pallets are dismantled and all the nails are taken out. The elements of the future chair must be sanded, and then the tray must be assembled in the reverse order.
The seat of the chair is formed by stacking pallets on top of each other to the desired height (usually 2 pieces are enough). The backrest also serves as a pallet, fixed perpendicular to the seat. By sawing the pallet crosswise into 2 parts, you can use it as armrests.
Before assembly, the parts are varnished in several layers. To ensure that the back and seat are not hard and look really chic, foam pillows in some unusual covers are placed on them.
Tools and materials
The tools are prepared:
- electric drill;
- screwdriver;
- sander;
- corner.
Materials needed:
- wooden blocks with a cross section of 3 cm;
- plywood 2 cm thick;
- self-tapping screws;
- stain;
- varnish;
- brush;
- antiseptic.
Types of chairs
You can choose any type of chair on the Internet. It can be made from scrap and unnecessary materials. For example, designer works using wooden pallets have recently become popular. They are fastened together. You can put a square cushion on the seat.
Bright pillows will decorate the interior of the room.
If desired, you can make a small version of the glider. This is a high comfort chair. It can be placed both in the house, in the country, and on the open veranda. But to produce it, it is important to use a ready-made drawing, watch a training master class, or be present during its production.
The bright colors of the chairs create a good mood.
Sadovoye
Solid wood can be used for a country chair or rocking chair. The composition of the tree is environmentally acceptable for human use and does not cause harm to health. The first condition is to determine the material consumption, to fully understand in what sequence the work will be performed.
Such furniture designs also turn out to be convenient to use.
This piece of garden furniture can be without soft elements, which simplifies the installation of this structure.
Children's
It is better to make a high chair, a baby swing or a miniature version of a chair from wood. After choosing a design, you need to select the material and begin production. A highchair is useful at home and in the yard.
A product for a child can be made from timber or chipboard.
"Slipper"
When you look at the photo, which shows another version of the chair - a shoe, many people think that its production is difficult. But with step-by-step installation and sewing skills, you can build this type for home use. The curved silhouette and unusual design will be a worthy decoration for any home.
Wood is an environmentally friendly material.
How to make a folding version?
The sequence of work is as follows:
The contours of the parts are applied to the prepared plywood.- The parts are cut out with a jigsaw strictly according to the markings.
- Wooden blocks are divided into slats. They will be used in the manufacture of the seat and backrest. Next, jumpers are prepared from boards of greater thickness.
- From the ends of the ribs, chamfers are removed at an angle of 45 degrees.
- To assemble the product, 16 slats and 2 thrust bridges are prepared.
- The seat frame is assembled from 2 plywood legs and 9 slats. The parts are connected with screws.
- Next, the outer slats are attached with two screws on each side.
- In the same way, the back of the product is assembled from two legs, seven slats, two thrust bridges, one upper bridge and one rounded edge with a hole in the middle.
Attention : the entire process of assembling the chair is checked with a square. The slats are set perpendicular to the plywood legs.
That's the whole process of making and assembling a wooden folding chair with your own hands. Now all that remains is to carry out the finishing touches and the product can be used.
Fabric chaise lounge on frame
A fabric folding chair is one of the simplest and most convenient options for making it yourself. This product is lightweight, does not take up much space, and is convenient, which makes it a fairly good option for country use.
You should prepare the following materials in advance:
- Bolts and nuts for furniture with size D
- Round slats: 1 – 650 mm, 2 x 500 mm; 2 x 600 mm.
- Slats with a rectangular cross-section: length – 650 mm, 25x60 mm.
- Durable seat fabric: 200 cm long and 50 cm wide.
- Fine-grained sandpaper.
- Round file.
- PVA glue.
When all the necessary materials have been collected, you can move on:
- Cut the slats to the required length and sand them thoroughly using sandpaper.
- Count 40 and 40 cm from the corners and drill holes, then be sure to sand them using a needle file.
- To change the position of the backrest, make 3 or 4 cuts at a distance of 7-10 cm (frame B).
- Step back from the slats and drill holes for arranging the seat.
- Take the round slats, coat them with glue, and install them in the holes.
After the assembly of the frame is completed, you should cut out the fabric for the seat. The length of the material is calculated taking into account the possibility of folding. To understand what length is required, you need to fold the structure and take measurements of the fabric. It is important to remember that the material should be slightly stretched. After this, nail a piece of fabric with pre-processed edges with round slats located on parts A and B. Then wrap the edges of the cut and fix it with small nails with thick heads.
Finishing
After making all the parts and assembling them, the product is carefully polished. It should not have nicks or other defects . Next, the wood is treated with antiseptic agents, covered with stain and varnish in two layers. When using a piece of furniture outdoors, it is recommended to use moisture-resistant varnish.
Tip : for outdoor use, chairs are also made from tires and pallets. And next to it you can put a folding picnic table or a convenient table for a laptop.
Frequently asked questions from beginning furniture makers
Before you start making this or that design, you should familiarize yourself with the list of questions that beginners in this business often have.
How to cut parts?
When cutting longitudinal parts, it is better to use a circular saw, and for transverse parts, an electric jigsaw.
Jigsaw
How to connect parts of the structure?
For connections that carry the main load, you will need to use euroscrews or self-tapping screws. In other cases, the parts are assembled using wooden choppers and glue.
Chopiki
Paint or varnish?
The choice of materials for processing depends on the quality of the wood itself. If the material does not have any defects, it can be treated with stain and then a layer of varnish can be applied. If stains appear on the surface, the wood must first be puttied, coated with a primer, and only then painted.
Wood varnishes come in different shades
How to reduce the consumption of paints and varnishes?
Quite often, during final finishing, the paint is quickly absorbed into the surface, which is why bald spots remain on it. This happens because natural wood has a porous structure. That is why professionals recommend pre-treating it with drying oil.
Drying oil for wood processing
Photo
Folding chairs can be very different. The main thing is that they fulfill their direct functions:
Preparing the circuit
To make a standard-height chair, a sketch is made based on standard indicators.
The drawing shows the details:
- a seat with elements for laying out parts so that the bars can be laid out according to the pattern before joining;
- back, taking into account the length with the rear legs;
- if the back is elongated, this is also noted in accordance with other assembly elements;
- In addition to structural details, they show the size and location of the dividers and front legs.
The drawing is convenient because if there are inconsistencies in the work, it is not difficult to identify the error in time and correct everything on the assembly or cutting diagram.
Kinds
First, you should decide on the type of sun lounger. It can be made of wood, aluminum, plastic and synthetic fabrics. We will focus on a practical and easy-to-manufacture option - a wooden chaise lounge.
The wood for the product and its design is selected depending on:
- your preferences;
- availability of available materials;
- financial capabilities;
- style of your garden.
When choosing wood for a future sun lounger, you should take into account the physical and mechanical properties of certain types of wood. For example, beech, ash, larch or oak will last the longest. These are strong and durable materials, and they also have an aesthetic appearance. But this type of wood is quite expensive and weighs more than other types of wood, which makes the finished products more difficult to move.
A chaise lounge made with your own hands will not only save your money, but will also improve the garden and give it exclusivity. There is a varied variety of wooden chaise lounge designs.
What do we have?
Comfortable long chairs look completely different. And before you start working directly, you should understand what type of chaise lounge you need to make. They are:
- in the form of a rocking chair (the back is at an angle, so the relaxation process is very comfortable. You can not only sit, but also lie down and even sleep);
- in the form of a regular chair (elements of a folding bed or crib are taken as a basis; armrests can be mounted as desired);
- in the form of a monolithic product (during manual assembly, all parts are tightly fastened, so disassembly is impossible; it is strong and reliable. Back adjustment is not provided, the product itself does not fold);
- in the form of a soldered product with beautiful hand-made inserts (a handmade chaise longue with amazing beauty; can fit into any interior);
- in the form of a sun lounger (a strong and reliable sun lounger made of plastic or wood; beautifully sanded and varnished);
- in the form of a portable product (it is compact and reliable; a position-regulating mechanism is provided).
What you need for work
In order to independently make a country chaise longue from wood, you should have the following tools and materials available:
- A slab of laminated wood, its thickness should be two centimeters or more.
- Boards (zero point twenty-five hundredths of a centimeter long) and beams (zero point one forty-five hundredths of zero point forty-five hundredths of a centimeter) for finishing the product and making the frame.
- Electric tools (jig saw, drill, screw driver).
- Drills with a diameter of zero point four centimeters.
- There are four rollers, ten centimeters each.
- Corners for fastening.
- Sanding sheets.
- Paint and varnish to give the chaise lounge a beautiful appearance and protect it from damage.
For sun loungers made with your own hands, it is best to use sheets of spruce wood or other pine needles. This material is moisture resistant and is not subject to the negative influence of temperature changes. Such wood is sold in building materials sales centers or made to order from carpenters.
